Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
JUSTIFICATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS IN SURVEYS
Out of 766 districts in the country, 530 districts have reported themselves as manual scavenging-free
Two surveys have been conducted at the initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment during the year 2013 and 2018 for the identification of Manual Scavengers. State-wise details of identified manual scavengers is at Annexure-I
There is no report of practice of manual scavenging in any districts. The Ministry has requested all districts either to declare themselves free from manual scavenging or upload the data of insanitary latrine and manual scavengers associated with it on “Swachhta Abhiyan” mobile app. However, no credible data has been uploaded on the app so far.
Out of 766 districts in the country, 530 districts have reported themselves as manual scavenging-free, as per Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
Number of MS identified under two surveys
|
|
S.NO.
|
|
State
|
|
National Survey 2018
|
|
MS survey 2013
|
|
Total
|
|
-
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
1734
|
|
59
|
|
1793
|
|
-
|
|
Assam
|
|
3771
|
|
150
|
|
3921
|
|
-
|
|
Bihar
|
|
0
|
|
131
|
|
131
|
|
-
|
|
Chhatisgarh
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
-
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
105
|
|
0
|
|
105
|
|
-
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
192
|
|
0
|
|
192
|
|
-
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
2238
|
|
689
|
|
2927
|
|
-
|
|
Kerala
|
|
518
|
|
0
|
|
518
|
|
-
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
474
|
|
36
|
|
510
|
|
-
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
6325
|
|
0
|
|
6325
|
|
-
|
|
Odisha
|
|
0
|
|
230
|
|
230
|
|
-
|
|
Punjab
|
|
141
|
|
90
|
|
231
|
|
-
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
2340
|
|
333
|
|
2673
|
|
-
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
56
|
|
342
|
|
398
|
|
-
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
20884
|
|
11589
|
|
32473
|
|
-
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
4854
|
|
134
|
|
4988
|
|
-
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
585
|
|
95
|
|
680
|
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
|
44217
|
|
13881
|
|
58098
Annexure-II
Details of districts
|
|
S No.
|
|
Name of States/UT
|
|
No. of Districts
|
|
No. of Districts from where Report regarding Manual Scavenging free
|
|
No. of Districts report not received
|
|
1
|
|
A AND N ISLANDS
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
|
26
|
|
11
|
|
15
|
|
3
|
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
|
26
|
|
14
|
|
12
|
|
4
|
|
ASSAM
|
|
35
|
|
19
|
|
16
|
|
5
|
|
BIHAR
|
|
38
|
|
38
|
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
CHANDIGARH
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
|
33
|
|
33
|
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
DELHI
|
|
11
|
|
8
|
|
3
|
|
9
|
|
GOA
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
GUJARAT
|
|
33
|
|
25
|
|
8
|
|
11
|
|
HARYANA
|
|
22
|
|
16
|
|
6
|
|
12
|
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
|
12
|
|
12
|
|
0
|
|
13
|
|
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
|
|
20
|
|
6
|
|
14
|
|
14
|
|
JHARKHAND
|
|
24
|
|
12
|
|
12
|
|
15
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
|
31
|
|
29
|
|
2
|
|
16
|
|
KERALA
|
|
14
|
|
12
|
|
2
|
|
17
|
|
LADAKH
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
0
|
|
18
|
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
19
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
|
52
|
|
24
|
|
28
|
|
20
|
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
|
36
|
|
15
|
|
21
|
|
21
|
|
MANIPUR
|
|
16
|
|
2
|
|
14
|
|
22
|
|
MEGHALAYA
|
|
12
|
|
10
|
|
2
|
|
23
|
|
MIZORAM
|
|
11
|
|
11
|
|
0
|
|
24
|
|
NAGALAND
|
|
16
|
|
10
|
|
6
|
|
25
|
|
ODISHA
|
|
30
|
|
11
|
|
19
|
|
26
|
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
27
|
|
PUNJAB
|
|
23
|
|
16
|
|
7
|
|
28
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
|
33
|
|
33
|
|
0
|
|
29
|
|
SIKKIM
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
0
|
|
30
|
|
TAMIL NADU
|
|
38
|
|
38
|
|
0
|
|
31
|
|
TELANGANA
|
|
33
|
|
10
|
|
23
|
|
32
|
|
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
33
|
|
TRIPURA
|
|
8
|
|
8
|
|
0
|
|
34
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
|
75
|
|
67
|
|
8
|
|
35
|
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
|
13
|
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
36
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
|
23
|
|
8
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
766
|
|
530
|
|
236
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri. Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.